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Comparative study on the effectiveness of acetominaphen and diclofenac pretreatment in the relief of acute pain after out-patient surgery.


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Abu Bakar, Fatimah and Anvari, H. M. and Khoshraftar, E. and Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib and Assadi, H. K. (2011) Comparative study on the effectiveness of acetominaphen and diclofenac pretreatment in the relief of acute pain after out-patient surgery. European Journal of Dentistry and Medicine, 3 (1). pp. 23-27. ISSN 1996-3378

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate and quantify the pain relief after minor surgery when certain analgesics are used before surgery. Double blind study was conducted on 300 outpatient surgery patients who were allocated into two groups. Before surgery, 100 mg of acetaminophen was given to one group and 75 mg of diclofenac to the other one. The pain level after surgery was measured and recorded in both groups by a ruler 10 cm using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) method at intervals of 30 min, 1, 2 and 4 h after surgery. Also for the patients with VAS more than 7, it was recommended to administer IM 50-100 mg teramadole ampoule. Mean VAS in acetaminophen group was 5.28±1.17, 5.17 ±1.04, 4.47±1.05±, 3.97±1.09 while, in diclofenac group was 5.09±1.10, 5.10±1.024.27±1.05 and 3/73±1.07 at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 h after surgery, respectively. In fact there was no significant difference in pain level after surgery between acetaminophen and diclofenac groups (p>0.05). Moreover, there was no significant difference in the effectiveness of pain relief induced by administering tramadol calmative ampoule along with acetaminophen and diclofenac groups (p>0.05). Acetaminophen results in as effective pain relief as diclofenac with or without tramadol calmative. Due to minimal side effects of acetaminophen when compared to other analgesics, like diclofenac, it is recommended to use acetaminophen for safe and efficient pain relief after outpatients surgeries.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Food Science and Technology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3923/ejdm.2011.23.27
Publisher: Academic Journals, New York
Keywords: Acetaminophe; Post-surgical pain; Diclofenac; Non-steroidal analgesics.
Depositing User: Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited: 23 Oct 2013 03:55
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2015 01:56
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24128
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